When WWF bought WCW in 2001 many fans assumed “The Icon” Sting would soon be competing inside of a WWE ring just like so many of his fellow WCW stars. That didn’t wind up happening until ...

Sting‘s time in WCW is considered one of the greatest runs in the history of professional wrestling. Fans who grew up during the early nineties may have fond memories of the blond, face-painted ...

Rick Rude beat Sting in Japan to become the WCW International Heavyweight Champion. Sting dove on Rude, causing Rick to hit his back on a raised platform. Rude's back injury forced him to retire ...

Over the years, Sting and Lex Luger participated in some of WCW’s best tag team matches, including their victory at the 1988 Crockett Cup, one of wrestling’s most prestigious tournaments.

And that answer would usually be a 13-time WCW champion named Sting. The Stinger had talks about joining WWE several times once WCW was bought out in 2001, but nothing ever materialized until 2014.

After WWE bought WCW in 2001, Sting reportedly had talks with WWE but eventually landed in TNA in 2003. He became one of their mainstays until his departure in 2014 following the Hogan-Bischoff era.

WWE fans younger than, say, 15, would have had no idea who Sting even was, given that the WCW legend had toiled in obscurity in TNA after the 2001 demise of the promotion that he had carried for ...